... since we posted one of those Inter-tube quiz thingies. And you know what this is leading up to, dontcha? A challenge, of sorts. Beat this:
Shouldn't be much cuttin' for a cutter. Go here: Smartorstoopid. Report back if you dare. Heh.
Update, 1/13/2010 1045 hrs: Anon/Old Goat mentioned in comments that he'd sent a screenshot of his results... and so he did. Walla:
WOW. We tied, Buck! I had to guess on several ... and I was not prepared for the fact that if you didn't answer quick enough the question disappeared!!! Fun quiz - thanks!
ReplyDeleteI score a 25. Must be at least partly luck. ; )
ReplyDeleteI got a 25, Buck, but I'm not smart enough to prove it. Couldn't figure out how to take a screen shot! D'Oh!
ReplyDelete25, screen shot upon request.
ReplyDeleteWell, dang. All y'all are beating the pants off me. Good On Ya!
ReplyDeleteNot sure how to post a screen shot, but I got a 30. 31.9 smarter than average.
ReplyDelete22. I clicked on the wrong answer by mistake on one and the timer was waaay too fast!
ReplyDeleteBuck, I took it for the third time today.
ReplyDeleteMy first shot was a 22, my second (before passing it along) a 22.
30 seconds ago...I got a 20. I'm sundowning earlier and earlier every day now.
Sigh...
Well, it's an honor to be the "village idiot," as long as it's alongside an astute crowd.
And, I did not encourage folks to lie. I just assume that people will. Like...oh, say...maybe, Mr. Anon. 30? Yeah...right. ;)
And how is 30 31.9% smarter than average, when Buck's 24 is the same? My 25 was 38.1% smarter than average.
ReplyDeleteWord Verification: hablen. As in "I am hablen a problem with this test."
Heh! Andy, (other Andy here) good catch!!! Methinks Mr./Mrs./Ms. Anon is goofin' widus! 25 huh?
ReplyDeleteSigh
Alison: 22 ain't none too shabby.
ReplyDeleteLoosyana Andy: Poor word choice on my part, re: "encouraged" But ya got my drift.
Seattle Andy: Yeah, I noticed that "smarter than 31.9%" bit, too. But I didn't call him/her on it.
Anon: Wanna prove it? Send me your screenshot (buckpennington01 (at) gmail (dot) com) and I'll post it.
Okay, so I actually cheated, went to the answers, wrote them all down, and came up with a 29.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure I must have clicked on something wrong on accident. Because Anon got a 30.
Interestingly, at 29, I am 62.9% smarter than EVERBOdie elst! Ol' Anon was only 31.9 pur-sint smarter with his 30 (cough cough). (Imagine a raised eyebrow here)
Heck, I've never heard of Chemical Romance, and I didn't have any idea that beer was 5% alcohol.
I kept guessing much higher on the beer deal. And, I thought that "Urdu" was the common language of India, not Afghanistan...well, what do I know?
Oh, I know that Anon is a big fat liar!
Heck, I've never heard of Chemical Romance...
ReplyDeleteHeh. I had a few chemical romances in my (somewhat sordid) past. But they weren't musical in nature. Well, she was music to MY ears, but let's leave it at that. ;-)
And yeah... ya nailed Ol' Anon quite nicely.
Heh! Chemical Romance...nyuk!
ReplyDeleteI scored a 27 (already forgot how many that makes smarter than - think it said 61.something), messed up on where the beer was made & the car & the lead symbol (not my areas of expertise these days). Don't know what else I might have missed. I don't do well with timed anything. Makes me feel like something is chasing me, so I avoid them. Now I'm a nervous wreck. :-) Ain't doing this again!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely I should have read these comments FIRST!! I'm such a dork, I'm reading the question, thinking -- and it's gone, dammit!! So I tried to be all quick-draw on the rest and I only got a 20.
ReplyDeleteI'm taking it AGAIN later today!! Geez. This is for sure a hands on hips, foot tapping moment!! :(
Like Alison, I didn't do so well with the timer.
ReplyDeleteScored 26, 40.5% above. I blew an easy one from fat fingering. None of this test nonsense means anything.
ReplyDeleteFTW!
I did get a 30, just as I posted.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the percentage is based on how many tests are taken at a given time. It may be time related also, though I thought I did the test fast.
I do resent being called a liar, Andy. That should knock your test score down by 40%. ;)
I just took the test again. Average score 18.3, my score 30, now the percentage is 63.9 smarter than average.
As I posted earlier, I think the percentage of smarter than average is based on how people are doing at a given time. If a number of people are scoring high during that timeframe it will knock down the average you are smarter than.
This go around must have been during the "dumb time". ;)
I did save a screen shot this time and can email it out for those doubters. :D
Just sent along a screen shot (if it works) to Buck. I'm the anonymous who posted about getting a 30...
ReplyDeleteWork computer doesn't seem to allow me to post as anything other than anonymous. I post sometimes at Cosmic Conservative's site as Old Goat.
Hmmm. Now I've tried to post this twice under anon... won't let me. trying as OG...
Katy: Wow... ya done good!
ReplyDeleteLou, and Kath: The timer adds an interesting aspect to the quiz, doesn't it?
Darryl: You're right about the "meaning of it all." There ain't none.
OG: Thanks!
Just for kicks I took the test a few dozen times, the average score changed just about every time. That might account for the "smarter than" percentage changing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Buck. I also learned how to do a screen shot thanks to this! lol.
I scored a 23 - which given the day I had today is quite good.
ReplyDeleteKri: One of those, eh?
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